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Beth Orton on “Weather Alive”

Dec 06, 2023 Issue #71 - Weyes Blood and Black Belt Eagle Scout

Before Weather Alive, Beth Orton’s eighth studio album, the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter—who has three decades of releasing music in her rearview—was thinking, “It probably was time to gracefully bow out.” More

Sun June’s Laura Colwell on “Bad Dream Jaguar” and Navigating Change

Dec 04, 2023 Web Exclusive

Three albums in and Sun June’s star shows no signs of fading. Their latest album, Bad Dream Jaguar (on Run for Cover), adds in additional elements in the form of brass, woodwinds, and pedal steel. But though the instrumentation has broadened, the album maintains a mirage-like sheen across its dozen tracks. More

The Cast of “Fargo” Season Five Dissect Their Characters

Nov 30, 2023 Web Exclusive

The power trio of Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jon Hamm trade compliments and share quips about their experience on the critically-acclaimed FX anthology series, “Fargo.” More

Egyptian Blue on “A Living Commodity”

Nov 20, 2023 Web Exclusive

Egyptian Blue released their long-awaited debut LP “A Living Commodity” last month, so Under the Radar caught up with founder member Andy Buss. More

Modern Nature’s Jack Cooper on “No Fixed Point in Space” and a Culture of Collaboration

Nov 20, 2023 Web Exclusive

Four years and four albums into his Modern Nature project, Jack Cooper continues to look for ways to push himself and his fellow performers. Cooper’s latest album, No Fixed Point in Space (on Bella Union), moves further away from traditional rock music structures and the rules that go along with that. More

My Firsts: Tim DeLaughter of The Polyphonic Spree

Nov 17, 2023 Web Exclusive

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Tim DeLaughter of The Polyphonic Spree. He also threw in some answers to questions from our The End interview series on endings and death. More

My Firsts: Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene

Nov 15, 2023 Web Exclusive

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene. More

Shame on “Food For Worms”

Nov 13, 2023 Issue #71 - Weyes Blood and Black Belt Eagle Scout

Shirtless, bespectacled, and from a hotel room bed, Charlie Steen from UK band Shame is looking a little worse for wear. More

Drop Nineteens on “Hard Light”

Nov 11, 2023 Web Exclusive

Drop Nineteens returned earlier this month with “Hard Light”, their first new album in thirty years. So, Under the Radar caught up with founder member, singer and guitarist Greg Ackell. More